with tanks as small as ours, spending any real effort to save a few cents on fuel is working for less than minimum wage..

now when I drove a big v8 dual tank truck, completely different story..

As I'm fond of saying, "It's the principle of the thing!" There's something about that drop from a whole dollar to x.99 that psychologically is a barrier between "I paid too much " and "I got a deal". Advertisers certainly know that.

Plus, saved pennies turned into saved quarters turn into saved dollars turns into a meal out… especially when you're scrimping like some us do. Even if I made a really good wage, I am positive I'd still be a deal hunter. It's just in my nature.

Locally, diesel is bottomed out at $1.939 for cash at Dodge's or $1.949 at a few other stores… Now that's one penny per gallon I don't mind spending to stay out of the seedy station and not having to go in and pay like a plebe.

As I'm fond of saying, "It's the principle of the thing!" ..... Plus, saved pennies turned into saved quarters turn into saved dollars turns into a meal out… especially when you're scrimping like some us do.

The way I look at it, if I save 10 or 20 cents/gallon on every tank I buy, and I buy about 1000-1200 gallons a year, that can be a couple hundred dollars at the end of the year.

Amazingly, there are still a handful of stations around here charging over $3.00/gallon, and one that's been stuck at $3.69 for most of this year. I wouldn't be surprised if the diesel in their tanks has been there since the summer; so anyone who buys there is paying almost double for fuel that's not winterized and will probably gel when it turns cold in a week or two.

I've seen diesel for $2.15-2.17 at a few stations around. The KwikTrip I usually go to has it for the $2.17 price. Most of the others are around the $2.29 range. I've had my car since Nov. 2006, and I don't remember prices being this low that entire time.

$1.739 at the Wally World in Hazelgreen Al. Fuel is cheaper at this location because it is in the county and not subject to the extra taxes the city tacks on. I just plan on fueling up when I'm near there. I have been going 2 weeks between fuel ups unless we are traveling.